Every day, we do all we can to ensure that you are satisfied. Therefore, we also take the protection
of your
personal data very seriously. Thank you for your confidence in us!

We treat your personal data as confidential in accordance with legal data protection regulations and
this
Privacy
Policy.
The controller responsible for this Privacy Policy as defined by Article 4(7) of the General Data
Protection
Regulation (GDPR) is:

In this document, we would like to explain to you, as quickly and clearly as possible, where and how
we
collect
your data, why we do so and what happens to it after we have fulfilled your wishes and orders. If
you have
any
questions or would like to make an objection, write to us and our appointed external data protection
officer
at:

What terminology do we use?

This Privacy Policy uses the terms defined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our
Privacy
Policy is
intended to be easy for both the general public and our customers and business partners to read and
understand. To
ensure that this is the case, we would like to explain the terms used beforehand:

a) Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data
subject”).
An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular
by
reference to
an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to
one or
more
factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social
identity of
that
natural person.

b) Data subject

A data subject is any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by
the
controller responsible for the processing.

c) Processing

Processing means any operation which is performed on personal data - whether or not by automated
means -
such as
collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval,
consultation, use,
disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination,
restriction,
erasure or destruction.

d) Restriction of processing

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its
processing
in
the future.

e) Controller or party responsible for the processing

The controller or the party responsible for the processing means the natural or legal person, public
authority,
agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the
processing of
personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member
State law,
the
controller or the specific criteria for its nomination may be provided for by Union or Member State
law.

f) Processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes
personal
data
on behalf of the controller.

g) Recipients

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or another body to which the
personal
data is
disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities which may receive personal data
in the
framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded
as
recipients.

h) Third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or body other than the data
subject,
controller, processor and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor,
are
authorised
to process personal data.

i) Consent

As a general rule, it is possible to use our website without entering
personal data.
However, we would advise that data transfer over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can
be
subject to
security breaches. It is not possible to completely protect data against access by third parties. We
run our
website using the security protocol HTTPS, via which all data is transferred encrypted.
Where the website provides an option to enter personal or business data (e.g. email addresses,
names,
addresses),
you provide this data on a purely voluntary basis.

Does personal data have to be supplied to use the website?

As a general rule, it is possible to use our website without entering personal data. However, we
would advise
that data transfer over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by email) can be subject to security
breaches.
It is
not possible to completely protect data against access by third parties. We run our website using
the
security
protocol HTTPS, via which all data is transferred encrypted.

Where the website provides an option to enter personal or business data
(e.g. email
addresses, names, addresses), you provide this data on a purely voluntary basis.

What personal data do we collect?

When you (or your employer) get(s) in touch with us as a prospective customer, customer or applicant
and you
contact us about our online services by letter, email or telephone, we process personal data where
necessary
for
our services. Personal data is also supplied to us by third parties to which you have given your
consent to
do so
(your employer, training organisation or conference portals, exams providers).

We collect the following personal data for personal identification: First
name and
surname, telephone number, email address, address, gender, photo, biographical data, employment
history, IP
address and other information of interest related to event registrations, billing information, user
name and
password.

What do we use your data for and on what basis?

We have to process your data to fulfil your wishes and our contractual obligations. The basis for the
processing
is point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR. The purposes of the data processing are primarily determined by
our
relevant
service or the relevant product. We need your personal data so that we can check whether we can and
may
offer a
product or service.

We also like to write letters or emails with a personal touch to provide
offers in
keeping with the service or product already purchased from us. We always ask for your explicit
consent to do
this
too and you do of course have the right to prohibit us from sending you further offers besides the
actual
service.

Who receives your data and why?

Within trendig technology services GmbH, the only employees who receive your data are those that need
it to
fulfil our contractual obligations and to protect our legitimate interests.

Outside trendig technology services GmbH, we have concluded so-called data processing agreements with
all
partners who process data on our behalf or on whose behalf we process data. In the case of third
parties
outside
the European Economic Area, we make sure that special contractual clauses are in place to protect
your
personal
data with the same level of care as in the European Economic Area (e.g. Privacy Shield framework or
standard
contractual clauses).

To fulfil our contractual obligations, we work with subcontractors such as:

Concardis: We work with Concardis GmbH (Helfmann Park 7, D-65760
Eschborn) in
connection with on-site card payments (direct debits/Girocard/credit cards). Card details as
well as the
amount
of the sale and the date are transmitted in this context. All payment details and details of any
refunds
are
only stored for as long as necessary to process the payment (including to process possible
refunds and
for debt
collection) and to prevent misuse. The data is usually erased 13 months after collection at the
latest.
It may
be stored for longer if and as long as necessary to comply with a statutory retention obligation
or to
investigate a specific case of misuse.

Stripe: Part of our website uses Stripe (185 Berry St #550, San
Francisco, CA
94107,
USA) as a processor of payment transactions and a provider of related services. We do not store
any
personal
data or financial information such as credit card numbers in connection with the processing of
such
payments.
All this information is sent directly to our third-party provider Stripe instead. The use of
your
personal data
is covered by Stripe’s Privacy Policy (https://stripe.com/us/privacy).

Recruitee:
We use Recruitee (Amsterdam, Netherlands) to manage our applicants. Recruitee is a piece of
software
containing
special features that help us to meet the requirements of GDPR: For example, it enables us to
add a link
to all
emails to applicants which makes it extremely easy for them to request that their personal data
be
amended or
erased. Recruitee also helps us to ensure that we meet our internal erasure deadline of 3
months. All
stored
data remains in the EU. You can find further information here:
https://recruitee.com/gdpr-recruitment.
You can view Recruitee’s Privacy Policy here: https://recruitee.com/privacy

Pipedrive:
For the administration of our customer data we use Pipedrive Inc. (460 Park Ave South, New York,
NY
10016, USA)
and as a European company have a contract with Pipedrive OU in Tallinn, Estonia. Pipedrive is a
sales
management
tool that acts as a processor in the sense of the GDPR regulations. Pipedrive's US unit is also
certified
according to the Privacy Shield Framework. The databases of EU customers are hosted in the EU
data
center of
Pipedrive in Frankfurt. You can read Pipedrive's privacy policy here:
https://www.pipedrive.com/en/privacy.
or read the following article:
https://support.pipedrive.com/hc/de/articles/360000335129
-Pipedrive-und-DSGVO

Other service providers: related to website use are listed below.

We only have a statutory duty to share your personal data with external
bodies in
line
with legal obligations and requirements.

Your right of access, to rectification, to erasure, to restriction of processing

You can object to the analysis and use of your data at any time. You also have the right of access,
free of
charge, to your stored personal data, its source and recipients, and the purpose of the data
processing, as
well
as the right to the rectification, blocking or erasure of this data. Please note that whether or not
you
have the
right to full erasure depends on whether or not there are legitimate grounds on which it is
necessary to
process
the data.

a) Right of access

You can exercise your right in accordance with Article 15 GDPR at any time and obtain information on
which
personal data concerning you we are processing.

b) Right to rectification

You can exercise your right in accordance with Article 16 GDPR at any time and obtain the
rectification of
inaccurate personal data concerning you.

c) Right to erasure

You can exercise your right in accordance with Article 17 GDPR at any time and obtain the erasure of
personal
data concerning you without undue delay if this data is no longer necessary for the purposes for
which it
was
collected and being processed. Your right to erasure may conflict with other statutory duties (e.g.
retention
obligations).

d) Right to restriction of processing

You can exercise your right to restriction of processing in accordance with Article 18 GDPR at any
time and
obtain the restriction of processing provided that the legal requirements for this are met.

e) Right to information

You can exercise your right in accordance with Article 19 GDPR at any time: When you exercise your
right to
the
erasure, rectification or restriction of processing of personal data concerning you, we are obliged
to
communicate
the rectification or erasure of the data or the restriction of processing to each recipient to whom
the
personal
data has been disclosed, unless this proves impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You have
the
right to
be informed about these recipients.

f) Right to data portability

You can exercise the right to data portability in accordance with Article 20 at any time. You will
then
receive
your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and/or we will
transmit this
to a
third party in line with your instructions, where technically possible.

g) Right to object

You have the right to object to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is carried out
on the
basis
of points (e) or (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR, at any time.

In the event of an objection, we will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate
compelling
legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms. We also
reserve the
right
to continue processing to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

Where we process personal data for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object to the
processing
of
your personal data for the purpose of such marketing at any time.

h) Right to withdraw consent given under data protection law

You have the right to withdraw consent you have given under data protection law for the processing of
personal
data at any time. The withdrawal of consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on
consent
before
its withdrawal.

i) Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have
the right
to
lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you consider that the processing of personal data
concerning you
infringes the GDPR.

How long do we store your data for?

We only process and store your personal data for the period necessary to fulfil the purpose of the storage or for as long as provided for in the laws and regulations which our responsible team members are subject to.

If the purpose of the storage ceases to apply or a storage period prescribed by another legislator lapses, the personal data will be blocked or erased in accordance with legal requirements.

Website use

Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interest in the analysis, optimisation and efficient running of our website in accordance with point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR), our website gives users the option to integrate third-party content and services such as videos or typefaces (hereinafter referred to collectively as “Content”). To do so, the third-party providers always need to obtain users’ IP addresses because without IP addresses, they cannot transmit the Content to users’ browsers. An IP address is therefore necessary to display this Content. We endeavour to only use Content from providers who use IP addresses solely to supply the Content. Third-party providers may also use so-called pixel tags (transparent graphic images which are also called “web beacons”) for statistical or marketing purposes. “Pixel tags” enable information such as the number of visitors to the pages of the website to be analysed. The pseudonymous information may also be stored in cookies on users’ devices and may include things such as technical information on the browser and operating system, referrer sites, the time of the visit and other details of use of our website, and it may be combined with such information from other sources.

The description below provides an overview of the third-party providers and their content as well as links to their privacy policies, which contain further information on data processing and, as already mentioned here in some cases, possibilities to object (“opt out”).

Cookies

Our website sometimes uses so-called cookies. They are used to make our
website more
user-friendly, efficient and secure. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer
and
stored by
your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically
deleted at
the
end of your visit. Other cookies are saved on your device until you delete them. These cookies allow
us to
recognise your browser when you visit our page next time. You can adjust your browser settings so
that you
are
informed of the use of cookies and so that cookies are only allowed on a case-by-case basis, allowed
in
certain
cases, disabled in general or deleted automatically when you close the browser. Our website’s
features may
be
restricted if cookies are disabled.

Collection of access data and log files

Based on our legitimate interests in accordance with point (f) of Article
6(1) GDPR,
we
collect data on all access to the server (so-called server log files). The access data includes the
name of
the
website visited, the file, date and time of the visit, volume of data transferred, notification of
successful data
retrieval, the browser type and version, the user’s operating system, the referrer URL (of the
website
visited
before), the IP address and the requesting provider. For security reasons (e.g. to investigate
misuse or
fraud),
log file information is stored for a maximum of seven days and then deleted. Data that must be
stored for
longer
as evidence is exempt from erasure until the relevant incident has been conclusively resolved.

Measuring reach

This Privacy Policy contains information on the use of cookies for the purpose of pseudonymous reach measurement.

If you do not wish cookies to be saved on your computer, please disable the appropriate option in your browser’s system settings. Saved cookies can be deleted in the browser’s system settings. Disabling cookies can result in our website’s functions being restricted.

You can object to the use of cookies for measuring reach and for advertising purposes via the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) as well as via the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).

Google Analytics

Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interests in the analysis, optimisation and efficient running of our website in accordance with point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR), we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service from Google LLC. Google uses cookies. The information generated by the cookie regarding use of the website by users is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantees that it complies with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

Google uses this information on our behalf to analyse use of our website by users, to compile reports on activities within this website and to provide other services to us related to the use of this website and the Internet. As part of this process, pseudonymous usage profiles of users may be generated using the data processed.

We use Google Analytics so that the advertisements placed as part of Google’s advertising services and those of its partners are only displayed to users who have also showed interest in our online content or who exhibit certain features (e.g. interest in certain topics or products, based on the websites visited), which we transmit to Google (so-called “remarketing”, or “Google Analytics audiences”). Using the remarketing audiences, we also hope to ensure that our advertisements reflect users’ interests and are not annoying.

We only use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation activated. This means that users’ IP addresses are first truncated by Google within the Member States of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there.

The IP address transmitted by your browser is not merged with other data by Google. You can prevent cookies being saved via the appropriate setting in your browser software. Users can also prevent Google obtaining and processing the data generated by the cookie related to their use of the website by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available via the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find further information on the use of data by Google and on configuration options and possibilities to object on Google’s website: https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/partners (“How Google uses data when you use our partners’ websites or apps”), https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads (“How data is used for advertising purposes”), https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated (“Manage the information that Google uses to show you ads”).

Google (re)marketing services

Based on our legitimate interests (i.e. interests in the analysis, optimisation and efficient running of our website in accordance with point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR), we use the marketing and remarketing services (“Google Marketing Services”) provided by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA).

Google is certified under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantees that it complies with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active).

Google Marketing Services enable us to target the advertisements we display for and on our website so that we only display to users advertisements that potentially reflect their interests. For example, when a user is shown advertisements for products that they have shown an interest in our website, this is called “remarketing”. For this purpose, when the user visits our website and other websites on which Google Marketing Services are activated, Google immediately executes a code and so-called (re)marketing tags (transparent graphic images or codes, also called “web beacons”) are integrated into the website. In this way, an individual cookie, i.e. a small file, is saved on the user’s device (technology similar to cookies can also be used). Cookies can be used by various domains, including google.com, doubleclick.net, invitemedia.com, admeld.com, googlesyndication.com or googleadservices.com. This file records which websites you have visited, which content you are interested in and which content you have clicked on, as well as technical information on your browser and operating system, referrer websites, the time of your visit and other details of your use of the website. Your IP address is also recorded, although we state that within the context of Google Analytics, your IP address is first truncated within the Member States of the European Union or in other states that are party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and only sent to a Google server in the USA and truncated there in exceptional cases. Your IP address is not merged with other data from you as part of other Google services. The aforementioned information can also be merged by Google with such information from other sources. If you have subsequently visited other websites, you may be shown customised advertisements based on your interests.

User data is processed pseudonymously in the context of Google Marketing Services. This means that Google does not save and process users’ names or email addresses, for example, but processes the relevant data based on cookies within pseudonymous user profiles instead. This means that from Google’s perspective, advertisements are not managed and displayed for a specifically identified person but for the cookie owner, regardless of who this cookie owner is. This does not apply if a user has given their explicit consent for Google to process the data without being pseudonymised. The information about users collected by Google Marketing Services is transferred to Google and stored on Google’s servers in the USA.

The Google Marketing Services we use include the online advertising service “Google AdWords”. In the case of Google AdWords, every AdWords customer is given a different “conversion cookie”. Therefore, cookies cannot be tracked via AdWords customers’ websites. The information obtained using cookies is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers that have opted in to conversion tracking. AdWords customers are told the total number of users that have clicked on their advertisements and been redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, we do not obtain any information that enables us to identify users personally.

We may also use the “Google Optimizer” service. Google Optimizer enables us to see the effects of various changes to a website (e.g. changes to input fields, the design, etc.) in so-called “A/B tests”. Cookies are placed on users’ devices for the purpose of these tests. Only users’ pseudonymous data is used when doing so.

We also use “Google Tag Manager” to integrate Google’s analytics and marketing services into our website and to manage them.

You can find further information on how Google uses data for marketing purposes in this overview: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads. Google’s Privacy Policy is available at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

If you wish to object to interest-related advertising using Google Marketing Services, you can make use of the configuration and opt-out options provided by Google: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated.

Hotjar

We use the Hotjar, analytics software from Hotjar Ltd. (Ireland), for our website. Hotjar enables user behaviour (clicks, mouse movements, scrolls, etc.) on our website to be measures and analysed. When doing so, information generated by the tracking code and cookies is transferred to the Hotjar server in Ireland and stored there. The tracking code enables device-related data recorded by the device used and the associated browser and log files, which are automatically generated by our server, to be recorded.

Hotjar uses this information to analyse your use of our website and to compile reports on use. To provide its service, Hotjar also makes use of services from third-party companies, such as Google Analytics and Optimizely. These third-party companies may store information that your browser transmits when you visit the website, such as cookies or IP requests. For more detailed information on how Google Analytics and Optimizely store and use data, please see their relevant privacy policies.

The cookies that Hotjar uses have various life spans: Some only remain valid during your current visit, others for up to 365 days.

You can prevent Hotjar collecting data by clicking on the following link and following the instructions there: https://www.hotjar.com/legal/compliance/opt-out

LiveChat

The chat feature on our website gives you the option to contact our training team directly, so that we can answer your questions in real time. To provide this service, we work with LiveChat, Inc. (One International Place, Suite 1400, Boston, MA 02110-2619). You do not have to enter any personal data to use the real-time chat. However, when you use this feature, a chat log containing your anonymised IP address and your DNS entry as well as the information you have shared with us during the conversation is automatically created. We can forward this chat log on to you and delete it on request.

LiveChat has committed itself to the EU-US Privacy Shield framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantees that it complies with European data protection law.

Online presence on social media

We maintain an online presence on social media networks and platforms to communicate with our customers, prospective customers and users active on them and to enable us to give them information on our services. The relevant providers’ terms and conditions and data processing guidelines apply when using these networks and platforms.

Unless stated otherwise in our Privacy Policy, users’ data is processed when they communicate with us on social networks and platforms, e.g. when they post on our profiles or send us messages.

Facebook: Custom Audiences and Facebook marketing services

Based on our legitimate interests in analysing, optimising and efficiently running our website and for these purposes, the so-called “Facebook pixel” from the social media network Facebook, which is run by Facebook Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA or, if you are resident in the EU, by Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (“Facebook”) is used on our website.

Facebook is certified under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantees that it complies with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000GnywAAC&status=Active).

The Facebook pixel enables Facebook to define users of our website as a target group for advertisements (so-called “Facebook ads”). Accordingly, we use the Facebook pixel so that the Facebook ads we place are only displayed to Facebook users who have also showed interest in our online content or who exhibit certain features (e.g. interest in certain topics or products, based on the websites visited), which we transmit to Facebook (so-called “Custom Audiences”). Using the Facebook pixel, we also hope to ensure that our Facebook ads reflect users’ interests and are not annoying. Using the Facebook pixel, we can also monitor the efficiency of Facebook ads for statistical and market research purposes by seeing whether users have been redirected to our website after clicking on a Facebook ad (so-called “conversions”).

Facebook processes data in accordance with its Data Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php. You can find specific information and details on the Facebook pixel and how it works in Facebook’s Help Centre: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/651294705016616.

You can object to the recording of data using the Facebook pixel and the use of your data to display Facebook ads. To determine the types of advertisements that are displayed to you on Facebook, visit the page set up by Facebook and follow the instructions on adjusting usage-based advertising settings there: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads. The settings are adjusted across all platforms, i.e. they are applied for all devices such as desktop computers or mobile devices.

You can also object to the use of cookies for measuring reach and for advertising purposes via the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt-out page (http://optout.networkadvertising.org/) as well as via the US website (http://www.aboutads.info/choices) or the European website (http://www.youronlinechoices.com/uk/your-ad-choices/).

Twitter

We have integrated components from Twitter on our website. The company that runs Twitter is Twitter, Inc. (1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA). Twitter is a multilingual, publicly accessible microblogging service on which users can publish and share so-called Tweets (short messages with a maximum of 280 characters). These short messages are accessible to everyone, i.e. also for individuals not signed up to Twitter, and are displayed to the relevant user’s so-called “followers” on Twitter. Using hashtags, links and retweets, Twitter enables a wider range of users to be reached.

When you click the integrated Twitter symbol on our website, your web browser is automatically triggered to open Twitter. As a result, Twitter is informed of which specific sub-page you are visiting. The purpose of integrating the Twitter components is to enable our content to be spread further and to increase the number of visitors to our website.

If you are signed into Twitter at the same time, Twitter recognises our website and which sub-pages you are visiting every time you visit, for the entire duration of your visit. This information is gathered by the Twitter components and allocated to your account by Twitter. If you click on one of the Twitter buttons integrated into our website, the data and information provided is allocated to your personal Twitter user account and stored and processed by Twitter.

Via the Twitter components, Twitter is always informed that you have visited our website if you are signed into Twitter at the same time as visiting our website. This occurs regardless of whether you click on our integrated Twitter components or not. If you do not wish this information to be transmitted to Twitter in this way, you can prevent it being transmitted by signing out of your Twitter account before visiting our website.

Twitter’s applicable data protection provisions are available at https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=de abrufbar.

Responsible persons

As the operator of this Twitter site, we (trendig technology services GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 179, 10707 Berlin, Germany) together with the operator of the social network Twitter (Twitter International Company One, Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2D02 AX07, Ireland) are responsible within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 of the Data Protection Basic Regulation (DSGVO). When visiting our Twitter page, personal data is processed by the responsible persons. In the following we will inform you about the data concerned, how they are processed and what rights you have in this respect.

As the person responsible for this page, we have entered into agreements with Twitter which, among other things, regulate the conditions for using the Twitter page. The terms of use of Twitter at https://twitter.com/de/tos and the other terms and conditions and guidelines listed at the end are authoritative.

Purposes of processing

The processing of the information should enable Twitter, among other things, to improve its advertising system, which it disseminates via its network. On the other hand, as the operator of the Twitter page, it should enable us to obtain statistics that Twitter generates on the basis of visits to our Twitter page. The purpose of this is to control the marketing of our activities. For example, it allows us to learn about the profiles of visitors who value our Twitter site or use the site's applications to provide them with more relevant content and develop features that may be of greater interest to them.

In order to better understand how our Twitter site can help us achieve our goals, we also use the information we collect to create demographic and geographic reports that are made available to us. We may use this information to target interest-based advertisements without immediately knowing the visitor's identity. If visitors use Twitter on multiple devices, the collection and analysis can also be carried out across devices if they are registered visitors logged into their own profile.

The generated visitor statistics are transmitted to us exclusively in anonymous form. We do not have access to the underlying data.

Legal basis and legitimate interests

We run this Twitter site to present ourselves and communicate with Twitter users and other interested people who visit our Twitter site. The processing of users' personal data takes place on the basis of our legitimate interests in an optimised company presentation (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Disclosure of data

It is conceivable that some of the information collected may also be processed outside the European Union by Twitter Inc. based in the USA. Twitter is certified under the US-EU Privacy Shield and is committed to complying with European data protection regulations.

We do not pass on any personal data ourselves.

Objection options

Users of Twitter can influence the extent to which their user behaviour can be recorded when visiting our Twitter page under the settings for advertising preferences. Twitter offers further options in the settings in the Twitter account or at https://twitter.com/en/privacy.

The processing of information by means of the cookies used by Twitter can be prevented by the fact that cookies from third party providers or those from Twitter are not permitted in the own browser settings.

Nature of joint responsibility

The agreements with Twitter also on joint responsibility essentially mean that requests for information and the assertion of further rights of data subjects are sensibly asserted directly against Twitter. As the provider of the social network and the opportunity to integrate Twitter pages into it, Twitter alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also take any necessary measures and provide information immediately. Should our support nevertheless be necessary, we can be contacted at any time.

Information on contact options and other rights as a data subject

Further information on our contact data, the rights of affected persons vis-à-vis us and how personal data is processed by us can be found in this data protection declaration.

Instagram

We have integrated components from Instagram on our website. The company that runs Instagram is Instagram LLC (1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA). Instagram is an audiovisual platform that enables its users to share photos and videos, including on other social media networks.

When you click the integrated Instagram symbol on our website, your web browser is automatically triggered to open Instagram. As a result, Instagram is informed of which specific sub-page you are visiting. The purpose of integrating the Instagram components on our website is to enable our content to be spread further and to increase the number of visitors to our website.

If you are signed into Instagram at the same time, Instagram recognises our website and which sub-pages you are visiting every time you visit, for the entire duration of your visit. This information is gathered by the Instagram components and allocated to your account by Instagram. If you click on one of the Instagram buttons integrated into our website, the data and information provided is allocated to your personal Instagram user account and stored and processed by Instagram.

Via the Instagram components, Instagram is always informed that you have visited our website if you are signed into Instagram at the same time as visiting our website. This occurs regardless of whether you click on our integrated Instagram components or not. If you do not wish this information to be transmitted to Instagram in this way, you can prevent it being transmitted by signing out of your Instagram account before visiting our website.

You can find further information and Instagram’s applicable data protection provisions at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

Responsible persons

As operator of this Instagram page we (trendig technology services GmbH, Kurfürstendamm 179, 10707 Berlin, Germany) together with the operator of the social network Instagram (Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland) are responsible in the sense of Art. 4 No. 7 of the Data Protection Basic Regulation (DSGVO). When you visit our Instagram page, personal data is processed by those responsible. In the following, we will inform you which data this is, how it is processed and what your rights are in this regard.

As the person responsible for this page, we have entered into agreements with Facebook which, among other things, govern the conditions for using the Instagram page. The terms of use of Instagram are authoritative at https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870and the other conditions and guidelines listed at the end.

Purposes of processing

The processing of the information should enable Facebook, among other things, to improve its advertising system, which it disseminates via its network. On the other hand, as the operator of the Instagram page, it should enable us to obtain statistics that Facebook generates based on visits to our Instagram page. This is to control the marketing of our activity. For example, it allows us to learn about the profiles of visitors who value our Instagram page or use applications on the site to provide them with more relevant content and develop features that may be of greater interest to them.

To better understand how our Instagram page can help us achieve our goals, we also use the information we collect to create and provide us with demographic and geographic reports. We may use this information to target interest-based advertisements without immediately knowing the visitor's identity. If visitors use Facebook on more than one device, the collection and analysis may also be cross-device if they are registered visitors logged into their own profile.

The visitor statistics compiled are transmitted to us exclusively in anonymous form. We do not have access to the underlying data.

Legal basis and legitimate interests

We run this Instagram page to present and communicate with Instagram users and other interested people who visit our Instagram page. The processing of users' personal data is done on the basis of our legitimate interests in an optimized company presentation (Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f DSGVO).

Disclosure of data

It is conceivable that some of the information collected may also be processed outside the European Union by Facebook Inc. based in the USA. Facebook Inc. is certified under the US-EU data protection agreement "Privacy Shield" and thus undertakes to comply with European data protection regulations.

The processing of information by means of the cookies used by Facebook can be prevented by the fact that cookies from third parties or those from Facebook are not permitted in the own browser settings.

Nature of shared responsibility

The agreements with Facebook also on joint responsibility essentially mean that requests for information and the assertion of further rights of data subjects can be asserted directly against Facebook. Because as a provider of the social network and the possibility to integrate Facebook pages there, Facebook alone has direct access to the necessary information and can also immediately take any necessary measures and provide information. Should our support nevertheless be necessary, we can be contacted at any time.

Information on contact options and other rights as a data subject

Further information on our contact data, the rights of affected persons vis-à-vis us and how personal data is processed by us can be found in this data protection declaration.

For information about how Facebook handles personal information on Instagram, please see its privacy policy at https://help.instagram.com.

Youtube

We have integrated components from YouTube on our website. The company that runs YouTube is YouTube, LLC (901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA). YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video clips to be posted, viewed, rated and commented on.

When you click the integrated YouTube symbol or element on our website, your web browser is automatically triggered to open YouTube. As a result, YouTube and Google are informed of which specific sub-page you are visiting. The purpose of integrating the YouTube components on our website is to enable our content to be spread further and to increase the number of visitors to our website.

When you are signed into YouTube at the same time, YouTube recognises which specific sub-page of our website you are visiting when you visit a page that contains a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and allocated to your YouTube account. This occurs regardless of whether you click on a YouTube video or not. If you do not wish this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google in this way, you can prevent it being transmitted by signing out of your Instagram account before visiting our website.

The Privacy Policy published by YouTube, which is available at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

XING

We have integrated components from Xing on our website. The company that runs Xing is XING SE (Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany). Xing is a web-based social media network that enables you to network with existing business contacts and to make new contacts. Users can set up a personal profile on Xing. Companies can create company profiles and post articles, job vacancies and news, among other things.

Every time you visit one of our pages that contains an integrated Xing component, your web browser automatically opens XING. During this technical process, Xing is informed of which specific sub-page of our website you are visiting.

If you are signed into Xing at the same time, Xing recognises our website and which sub-pages you are visiting every time you visit, for the entire duration of your visit. This information is gathered by the Xing components and allocated to your account by Xing. If you click on a Xing button integrated into our website, e.g. the “Share” button, Xing allocates this information to your personal user account and stores this personal data.

Via the Xing components, Xing is always informed that you have visited our website if you are signed into Xing at the same time as visiting our website, regardless of whether you have clicked on the Xing component or not. If you do not wish this information to be transmitted in this way, you can prevent this by signing out of your Xing account before visiting our website.

The Privacy Policy published by Xing, which is available at https://www.xing.com/privacy, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Xing. Xing has also published data protection information for the XING Share button at https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.

LinkedIn

We have integrated components from LinkedIn on our website. The company that runs LinkedIn is the LinkedIn Corporation (2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). LinkedIn Ireland (Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland) is responsible for privacy policy issues outside the USA. LinkedIn is a web-based social media network that enables you to network with existing business contacts and to make new contacts. Users can set up a personal profile on LinkedIn. Companies can create company profiles and post articles, job vacancies and news.

Every time you visit one of our pages that contains an integrated LinkedIn component, this component triggers your web browser to download LinkedIn automatically. LinkedIn is then informed of which specific sub-page of our website you are visiting.

If you are signed into LinkedIn at the same time, LinkedIn recognises our website and which sub-page of our website you are visiting every time you visit, for the entire duration of your visit. This information is gathered by the LinkedIn components and allocated to your account. If you click on a LinkedIn button integrated into our website, LinkedIn allocates this information to your personal user account and stores this personal data.

Via the components, LinkedIn is always informed that you have visited our website if you are signed into LinkedIn at the same time as visiting our website. This occurs regardless of whether you click on the LinkedIn component or not. If you do not wish this information to be transmitted in this way, you can prevent this by signing out of your LinkedIn account before visiting our website.

Via https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls, you can unsubscribe from emails, SMS messages and targeted advertisements and manage your advertisement settings. LinkedIn also has partners such as Quantcast, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua and Lotame, which may use cookies. Such cookies can be disabled via https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. You can find LinkedIn’s applicable data protection provisions at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. LinkedIn’s cookie policy is available at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.

We also use the network’s marketing functions (so-called “LinkedIn Insight Tag”) on our website. In particular, the LinkedIn Insight Tag enables us to analyse the success of our campaigns on LinkedIn or define target groups for these based on users’ interactions with our website. If you have registered with LinkedIn, LinkedIn can allocate your interaction with our website to your user account. LinkedIn can also allocate your visit to our website to you and your user account if you click LinkedIn’s “Recommend” button and are signed into your LinkedIn account.

LinkedIn is certified under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantees that it complies with European data protection law. (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000L0UZAA0&status=Active).

Weekly newsletters, bulletins & general mailings

Below is information on the content of our newsletter, the processes of subscription, dispatch and statistical analysis, and your rights to object. By subscribing to our newsletter, you give your consent for it to be sent to you and for the processes described.

We only send newsletters, emails and other electronic notifications with promotional information with recipients’ consent. Where, when subscribing to a newsletter, its content is described in concrete terms, this is decisive for your consent. Our newsletters also contain information on our products, offers, promotions and our company.

We use a so-called double opt-in method for subscription to our newsletter. This means that after subscribing, you receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. This confirmation is necessary so that nobody can subscribe using unknown email addresses. Subscriptions to newsletters are recorded so that proof of the subscription process can be provided in accordance with legal requirements. This includes recording the date of subscription and confirmation, as well as the IP address. Changes to your data as saved by the dispatch service are also recorded.

The newsletter is sent using “MailChimp”, a newsletter dispatch platform from the US provider Rocket Science Group, LLC, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE #5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. You can view the dispatch service’s data protection provisions here: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/. The Rocket Science Group LLC t/a MailChimp is certified under the Privacy Shield framework and therefore guarantees that it complies with European data protection law (https://www.privacyshield.gov/participant?id=a2zt0000000TO6hAAG&status=Active).

According to information provided by the dispatch service, it may also use this data is pseudonymised form, i.e. without it being attributed to a user, in order to optimise or improve its own services, e.g. for technical optimisation of the dispatch process and presentation of the newsletter or for statistical purposes, to determine which companies recipients come from. However, the dispatch service does not use our newsletter recipients’ data to write to them itself, nor does it share it with third parties.

To subscribe to the newsletter, we ask you for your name in addition to your email address so that we can address you personally in the newsletter.

The newsletter contains a so-called “web beacon”, i.e. a pixel-sized file that is retrieved from the dispatch service’s server when the newsletter is opened. When it is retrieved, information such as that on your browser and your system is initially collected, as well as your IP address and the date of retrieval. This information is used for technical improvement of the services based on the technical data or the target groups and their reading habits based on the location of retrieval (which can be determined using the IP address) or the times of access. The statistical analysis also includes determining whether the newsletter is opened, when it is opened and which links are clicked on. This information may be attributed to specific newsletter recipients for technical reasons. However, it is neither our nor the dispatch service’s aim to monitor specific users. Instead, the purpose of the analyses is to understand the reading habits of our users as a group and to tailor our content to them or send different content that reflects our users’ interests.

The newsletter is dispatched and its performance is assessed based recipients’ consent in accordance with point (a) of Article 6(1) and Article 7 GDPR in conjunction with no. 3 of Section 7 (2) UWG (Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb [German Protection Against Unfair Competition Act]) and based on the statutory consent in accordance with Section 7 (3) UWG.

General legal bases

We would like to inform you of the legal bases for our data processing procedures in accordance with Article 13 GDPR. If the legal basis is not specified in the Privacy Policy, the following applies: The legal basis for obtaining consent is point (a) of Article 6(1) and Article 7 GDPR, the legal basis for processing to provide our services and to take contractual measures as well as to respond to requests is point (b) of Article 6(1) GDPR, the legal basis for processing to comply with our legal obligations is point (c) of Article 6(1) GDPR, and the legal basis for processing for the purpose of our legitimate interests is point (f) of Article 6(1) GDPR. In the event that the processing of personal data is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person, point (d) of Article 6 (1) GDPR forms the legal basis.

Security measures

In accordance with Article 32, taking into account the state of the art, the costs of implementation and the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing as well as the varying likelihood and severity of the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, appropriate technical and organisational measures are taken to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk. The measures include the encrypted transmission of data between your browser and our server; safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data by controlling physical access to the data as well as access, entry, sharing, safeguarding of availability and separation of data. We have also established procedures that guarantee the safeguarding of data subjects’ rights, the erasure of data and a response to risks to the data. We also take the protection of personal data into account when developing and/or selecting hardware, software and procedures: These must ensure data protection by design and by default (Article 25 GDPR).

Amendments to and updates of the Privacy Policy

We ask that you regularly keep yourself informed of the content of our Privacy Policy. In the event of amendments, we will provide a history and version at the end of the Privacy Policy. We will amend the Privacy Policy as soon as changes to the data processing procedures carried out by us render this necessary.

Version

Published on

Nature of the amendment

1.0

1 July 2017

Change of name to trendig

2.0

25 May 2018

Adapted to GDPR

2.1

21 June 2018

Additions to third-party providers

2.2

22 June 2018

Additions to third-party providers

2.3

27 June 2018

Additions to third-party providers

2.4

7 August 2018

Additions to third-party providers

2.5

3 May 2019

Additions to third-party providers

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